This document provides information about adjectives including their definition, position, and examples. It defines adjectives as words that describe or modify nouns and provides the example "Katy is very beautiful." It notes that adjectives can describe physical attributes, opinions, origins, and purposes. The document includes examples of adjectives describing size, shape, age, color, nationality, and material. It provides activities for learners to practice ordering adjectives correctly.
3. ADJECTIVES
• Adjectives are words that describe or modify another
person or thing in the sentence example:
• Katy is very beautiful.
4. Position of the adjectives
• Adjectives can be used to describe lots of things, from physical size, age,
shape, colour, material, to more abstract things like opinion, origin and
purpose.
• That's a nice, big, blue bag.
5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
General
opinión
Specific
opinion
Size Shape Age Colour
Na-
Tionali-
ty
Mate-
rial
6. EXAMPLES:
•Mary has a big blue short.
•We are ecuadorian people.
•Square red metal table.
8. A beautiful gold medal (oval)
A beautiful oval gold medal
2. An unusual brooch (silver)
An unusual silver brooch
3. An old castle (sinister)
A sinister old castle
4. An American novel (recent)
A recent American novel
5. A long path (sinuous)
A long sinuous path
6. Small clouds (white)
Small white clouds
7. A dangerous knife (sharp)
A dangerous sharp knife
9. • 8. Well-known painters (French)
• Well-known French painters
9. A huge bed (uncomfortable)
• An uncomfortable huge bed
10. A dull place (deserted)
• A dull deserted place
11. A hot vegetable soup (delicious)
• A delicious hot vegetable soup
12. An old cotton dress (white)
• An old white cotton dress
10. • 13. A slim woman (young)
• A slim young woman
14. A new pupil (intelligent)
• An intelligent new pupil
15. A white and green umbrella (enormous)
• An enormous white and green umbrela
